State backs $2M claim against yoga studio after man asked to leave women’s class

State backs $2M claim against yoga studio after man asked to leave women’s class

A New Britain man is pursuing a $2 million claim against a Wethersfield yoga studio, alleging the owner discriminated against him for being male when she asked him not to return after months of making the owner, instructors, and attendees uncomfortable with his insistence on attending classes designed for women, including prenatal yoga and yoga classes for pelvic floor strengthening. The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (…